Town Of Red Hook: Zoning Board Of Appeals Gregory And Elizabeth Bathrick, Application For Two Area Variances

Press release from the Town of Red Hook:

February 24, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

TOWN OF RED HOOK

Please be advised that the Town of Red Hook Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a
public hearing on March 09, 2022, at a regularly scheduled ZBA Meeting, which begins
at 7:00 pm, for the appeal listed below. Pursuant to New York State legislation
(S.50001/A.40001), which allows state and local government meetings that are normally
held in person to be held remotely instead, as long as the public has the ability to view
or listen to the meeting and as long as the meeting is recorded and later transcribed,
and advisories issued by Federal, State, and Local officials, related to the COVID-19
virus, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold the meeting remotely. There will be no in
person gathering at the Town Hall. The meeting will be held by video conference, and
can be viewed at the link below, or by searching on a web browser, or in the YouTube
application for RHZBA Meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaDQcpNaCp3cV1Z6loBbPcA?view_as=subscriber

ZBA 22-04 Gregory and Elizabeth Bathrick, application for two Area Variances, the first
regards the placement of a garage, in front of a proposed dwelling, 35 feet from the front
property line, on the subject parcel. Section 143-18 A (4) of the Town of Red Hook Zoning
Law stipulates that an accessory structure project no closer than the principal structure,
or meet the required front yard setback of 60 feet. The second variance regards the
construction of a number of buildings on the subject parcel, resulting in a maximum
building coverage of 11%, and a minimum open space of 72%. The Town of Red Hook
Zoning Code, Section 143-12, District Schedule of Area and Bulk Regulations, limits the
maximum building coverage to 7%, and requires a minimum of open space of 80%. The
subject parcel is located at 81 Country Club Drive, in the Town of Red Hook, in the RD3
Zoning District.

Members of the public wishing to submit a live comment via Zoom, please contact ZBA
Clerk, Anne Rubin at arubin@redhook.org, or (845)758-4624 by noon of March 9,
2022
All interested persons are also given the opportunity to be heard by sending a letter, via
the USPS, or hand delivery to Town Hall, and/or an email to the Town of Red Hook ZBA
Office at arubin@redhook.org. All written comments that are received by noon of
March 9, 2022 will be entered in to the record.
Please note this meeting will be conducted remotely only, and will not be held at the
Town Hall, access to which is presently restricted. Pursuant to S.50001/A.40001, this
meeting will be recorded and transcribed. Please contact ZBA Clerk, Anne Rubin at
arubin@redhook.org, or (845)758-4624 with any questions.

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